Euphorbiaceae

Crown of thorns

Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia

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Crown of thorns: Botanical Garden, Palermo, 2006 Euphorbia avasmontana photo by tato grasso — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Esculapio assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 霍屯督大戟, 角麒麟
English: Crown of thorns

Synonyms

Euphorbia avasmontana var. avasmontana
Euphorbia avasmontana var. sagittaria (Marloth) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane
Euphorbia hottentota Marloth
Euphorbia kalaharica Marloth
Euphorbia sagittaria Marloth
Euphorbia venenata Marloth
Euphorbia volkmanniae Dinter

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Esculapio assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Norbert Nagel, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dryas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: laurent houmeau, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.